Earning a living playing poker 1 year later.

[thomastem]

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If you work 60/hrs a week and you made about the same as you did at your job you are not coming out ahead

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I disagree.

The first year of a new business typically runs a loss there is a building process. There was also a medical circumstance that effected cash flow and I had to lower my roll and step down in limit.

If in year 2 I do not see an improvement greater than what I would have seen at my last career then I would certainly agree with you.

1 other point, when I say work 60 hours a week 10-20 of it is NOT at the table.

[PokerBob]

why aren't you dead?

[fnord_too]

I remember when you were thinking about going pro. I am very impressed with you approach and process. Outstanding! Congratulations and good luck in the future.

p.s. I think the pseudo ban of your posting is gone, post more! (If you post in forums I don't visit, well, bah.)

[thomastem]

Micro Bob,

I hope I do not sound like I am repeating myself but the point that I try to make agrees with what you say but includes all business owners.

The problem of not spending time with your spouse is something most new business owners and several professions have to deal with not just poker. Business owners, specially new ones, deal with days, weeks, months, quarters, or even the first full year of losses.

I also try to make the point that my wife and I discussed this at length, the fact that my time with her and the family will be less and she and I agreed to this sacrifice BEFORE we moved forward.

We also made it clear that if one of us have a change in feelings and feel that the stress is too much that we revisit if it is worth the sacrifice. Everything in life has its price.

I feel the difference between my situation and the others you bring up is that we fully communicated before making a decision and agreed to be flexible if we decide the stress becomes too much.

Very rarely do I see communication in the other posts. Most of the time the spouse did not seem to have any input beforehand.

Im sorry but when I look at the facts the problem is not poker but communication.

[thomastem]

Thanks. I do post occassionally. Right now I am picking up 5 draw so my posts have been on "other poker".

As for the Ban I watch me Ps and Qs so that Yohan Sklanski doesn't lock me out.

[thomastem]

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stold by an aristocrat named Steven Punk.

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Funny that most posters on here these days won't get this reference, oh how times have changed!

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Kind of a shame. I can remember when we had about 10 different forums.

I use to have fun with Punk. I was always amazed at how silly things could tilt people. If some of the new guard want a good laugh I believe they can look in the archives.

[obs]

give us some stats

[codewarrior]

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If you work 60/hrs a week and you made about the same as you did at your job you are not coming out ahead

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Many people that don't flip burgers or sell t-shirts at the gap work 60+ hours per week. Think before you speak. And yes, that first sentence was intentionally condescending.

[thomastem]

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give us some stats

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Ok here is 1....you have 5 posts.

The point was not to brag but to give my view on my success in completing my first year where poker was my sole income. Since I paid my bills and was never was in danger of busting I count it a success.

Now if you want more positive attention get a list of businesses that are 1 year old and ask them for their stats.

(I almost unleshed my buzzard on your ass rook)

[FeliciaLee]

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communication is the root of the problem and poker or job the scape goat.


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Bingo. You win.

My husband and I have been playing full-time for years now, and this has never been a problem.

(I would never say "for a living," because our money to pay bills came from another source. This was just to pass the time since we couldn't get hired after the tech collapse.)

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